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ALEU ANDRIA, LA. it
Saturday, December 07, 1873. re
T. G. COMPTON,. Editor and ao
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PARTIC ULA it NOTICE. r
Hllving signally feiihl as a reneral thling
in enforcing our rule as tojudicial ad; .-,
te,.ements, we are :..;,...C to establlsb
another. From this time no judicial ad- I
vertioment of any kind whatever will be
inserted unless payment is made in adranec
for the estimated mcot of one inewrtion.
Parties can then see amount dune, and settle a
it or let It be discontinued at pleasure.
We have now on our books bills for con
siderably upwards of one hundred dollars
in one suit a large part of which we have
advanced in cash for workmen, paper, office
rant &c., &c., &c., and we are tired of it
and do not intend to follow it up.
Extract from P asntdsg Lawc.
That all printing and advertising autho
rized tt be done by this act, whether State
judicial, parochial or nniceipal, shall be
paid for at the rate authorized by section
ten, item seven. of this act, which reads as
follows : For all matter published in offi
cial journals, in obelience to the provis
ions of this act, the Print.;r shall be allowed
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the measurement of all printing and adlver
:.sing authorized by this act shall be
tiniorl type or its equivalent"
Public Printiung.
The R.ritmnt (azrrri has been selected
as an Offeisl Jonurnal of the State of Louis
laIa. to publish the laws enacted at the
late sessions, extra saul regular of the Leg
iolatnre, and a contract to that effect, syt-t
ed by tihe proprietors and the authorities
dec-ignat.'d by law for that purpose, and
also s Oli ate Journal for the parishes of
Rapid.e, Vernon and Gran'.
rF M. M1. Petteengili & Co... 10
State Street, Boston, 37 Park Row. Nw
Yuik, and 701 Chestnut Street. Philad.l!
piia, are our Agents for procuring adlver
t:sniments for our pany. (ilapide Gaszette,)
;n the alve cities, ald aurthorized to col
tract for adver,.tismtg at onr lowest rates.
SJudicial wael',rtiers would do well
Sohserve our I'.ha I(lr'I.AR NOTICE, as we
tall not depart fron t in ary istastes.
OY$1 TOYS!! TOYS!!!
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TERGUSON & SCOINACK'S.
r7 Owing to the absnce of the Editor,
having been called away on business, we
will make a rather slim appearance in the
editorialline this week, but will give our
numerous rcaders a liberal supply in our
next.
F?' As we have akelady excused ourself
for the absence of ouar pensman, we also
f~l truly sorry for the huramble commnni
,ati onist. as we are satisied that he will
Iuno with great anxiety for a reply to his
neoriginal public document, as it is quite
a novel thing to have his name appear in
print without it eceiving a very partict
lim notice.
THn MAYOR'S PRmcLAMaTlOI.-W aSe
truly sorry to have to record the maaert
in which the Mayor's Proclaation was
respected last week. We expected at least
to see the places of hasinees close for the
time of the religions serviee in our quiet
rad not vry pressilve busines time.
amog our merchants, but the oaeervation
was unobserved em the occasion.
It being an aoelal order, probably they
might have suppeosed that it should have
been published in the Oeial Journal, and
therefore tretetd it with the respect in
which they did.
As Christmas has pased, we will not
your attention to Feraguson &
Christmas Toys. hut nst inform
fact that they have an equal
[ly ! rted stock of New Year's
Te(o I articles, which they will
CASH. Sogivethena
soll, md yourselves.
a& salNACK'S.
SENATOR CARPELNTER. A
Such of our readrlrr as take an interest
in politics have no doult, noticed the
charges made against -eni:ator Carpenter of
Wisconsin, by a correspondent of the New A
York Tribune. The New York Times, oune r
of the very ablest and at the same time u
most reliable papers in the Union, has r.
all along defended the enarator front what
it term ed a wilful and sland. roas mFisrep- s
resenta.:ion. The last nulabau w0: have re- bI
ceived cC'ntains what appears to ula an nuu- 8
answeral'le vindication. We have only t1
space for some of the quotations from other fi
papers :ji
The pap, ers generally, we are glad to say.
strongly e. elidenanu the T'r;bsue'. orse, and
admalit that thea evid.:Pce i, ",tlailf of S,-la
tor tarpeti,- r is a .:hliin nve. The N".e
IHavern al'adium (n, fir-nid ,f oaurs) .r.a :
"TI.,' de uenl ola 1 ' r,'ll la r (.:trlJ:.te., pull.
lil, I d by 'I hbe N.-o York T;,:ra. ,. a sl strong
oum. an 'I must Ii p.,,I aPu a answr r from t!ir
Jrabcve. T'wo of tle statalelur nts mane ill
it may 1,e a:cceptedl as iroved, viz: that a
Se.nator Carpal.ter was not in a state of ill- c
toxicatio at dlriag his visit to Long Branch,
and that the lady, by wtnnlo ire was a-e i
conulmanrr.l, hlhis a nresr-s table plositiso.
lThe gorge iu tsl and alllaeWlat rlop.iy rhitoric
in which t w Tribaune clothed its aargesa I
against lth, S.n:atir, tave the ipagreelol tn
that tlh-. Ill v was a pe-rin of Intorion.y t
aid repuara l -'n. It Ir. L;iisn-the gentl~ - a
anr:ir con,ct" t I with ('utliringo, te pre
sinllte-- andi La .uator $pere.l.r state tlhe
urtih, lanahres I, the core.pesaldeut upn t
.iwhrroe al 'ni rn,t*'ionll t lt TIi une Ieased its 1
articles, hat ,t ,assod tllat he is a mali- C
(cl0s silanderer." I
The llaltimorer Amtricae n rermraks that t
" tie ldetanrr whicr api'lar'e I in the New p
Tork 2ioer of yveaterday jr tuener:lly re- t
ceivrdt in Washington as bring a collrplete p
vindicatioar." The Worcrester 'vy quIotes t
the grearerpart of the tetinrony we have dl
produredl, and says: t
" As the evidence stands, this sec'als to a
he a very had case of n.maligtnant and dal
tardly libel, to which tihe records of porliti
cal .and personal warfare, so far as we are t
familiar with them, fuIrnish hardly a.sy
parallels." t
The Philadelphia Press has the follow-. I
p:Of the lady, we can freely state that
we have known the father, mother, broth- a
r-s aRd sisters for many yearn. arnd we t
have neve r Irlet a more irreproaa'hble we- o
mnan than herself. ar a more resp-ctable b
fuirrily than that whosee uune she :,re be- tl
fore her unarri,,'. For hersakc and theirs P
we hIave detrdor-E the purlicity that has
.-eru given to the charge against a public
mnan who has done so much honor to our
public councils us Senator Carpenter." b
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LL WORK DONE WITH 1
neatnues and d lespatch, by
%W. 8. RIDGE.
RATnlea STALE.-A portion of our pol!ti
cal news this week is, we ronfess, rather 1
ancient, but it is so because we could not
help it, and are desirous of ke.'-ping our
readers fully posted. As we get no New
Orleans papers early enough in the week
to avail ourselves fully of the latest news.
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RE SELLING OUT AT
prices' to rait the timres,
FERIITSON & SC[INACK. 1
©' Christmast passed aoff cold, cloudy
and lonsomu, as it was most toe cool and
unpleasant on the street to admit tra very
gaudy display of the fsrhiora'rle gent's of
our city, but from the agreeaable change in
the weather, and if so continued, we will
no donht have occasion to witness some- 1
thing more lively ona New Yeai'as day.
P LANTERS STUDY YOUR'
Silltr:test, "'. 8. Ridget in
working cheapeCcr than any Simitih ita
the ' Pm ish.
The Lonuisiarsa .,'lalnl:y ainnrinrg alnu
bug, it seens, i- riot yet dead. A Itate
rnumber of tiht Lake Ct.'iharls L-,ho statr
that there are hope of the reup n-ertio' aof
work at the snlp,;.r ianilncer,. for eince the
failure of the F enelc: ,.ng.lnec:r, a Kie.tneky
engineer lhas ofl'real to undlirtake thei
work of sinking shafts to ,he" all, -I r Iwd-s,
anal takes muost of hias pay in stock of th
corI pany.
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OYS ANI) FiANCY GOOI)S
- rring arat 'i riety. :It
FEHtGUSON & SCIIYACK'S.
TalE R.l:NOrMINATION OF ,i:NAT eIr CARt
rpI:NTEt. Warlhington, )Dee. 9.-Thei Re
palaulicran canens of the Senarte this after
nrooa renomrinated Penator (orpa-ntcr for
P're-sidaent pro t-n. ofthlr Si-nite. The oanrri
ratioa1 was unanirnouis and Iv nealnmiation.
There was no oppition whatever mani
ferstedl. and no name wasr mentioned orulag
geated bty anry one in oppaaition. The
carllnaca asr ill sesion for an hour or more,
andl the infereance wars drawn from this
fiaet Iv same that there was appoaition and
discrnrion in nrference to Srnator Clarl
enter's nomination. It is undlerstoodl. how
ever, that the tinme spent in cranecnes was
devoted to the discusion of other ardl
quite dlifferenut matters, andl that so 'r'ar
as aiy expressians were made tow ards
Senator Carp-nter, they were tIo,rirely
eclrd;al anil fiendrlly. Tle Senator '.tlidl not
himself attend the caucus. The o'.saninaity
of solport given Mr. Car'a-teur. It is ac
knowalelgedon all aidas, is '~.ne in great
measure to the artia.les of The TImvsa vin
dicating him fro't the chargtes madl by
the Tribane. ar,,l exposing the motives of
the personae ',y whom the accusations were
invented.--[N. Y. 2umes.
I'OlIRKING AT PRICES
Sto suit the times.
W. 8. RIDGE.
"a LT IT Dao-."-The New York nIbsme,
bhaving invented a cowardaly and disgust
lug slander in reference to ore of our pal
lie men, and having been thoroughly 
poned, has now suddenly woke uap to the
fact that the saubjeet is a "dirty n ooe, and
that the predauS course would be to msy
no more shloot it. " This is not a pleasant
subject," It says, ad "OeaJbt to be drop
pad." Thus thestreCt-bey whom youacateh
pickling your pocket bawls out loudly,
bwhen he feels your grasp uapo his wrist,
i Let me go." It is ail very flie for a cur
vieted slanderer to beg people to "adrop
Sthe suljject" when his mendacity is made
clear to the public. Bnt of all known
Smethwds of defcsdisg Imeldacityl it seems
to be about the most iurpolemt.---Lew
oerk th liames
TOYS! TOYS!! TOYS!!!
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FEBOU8O-l & CCACK'8.
An 4aswer to the Mlisrrepres.a
tttions of the Attakapas Sen
tinel.
The incenliarv article published in the
Attakapas Se.tinal of the eleva nth instant,
relative to the killiugofiMr. Charlestinil
bena by Mr. Aleide Venzer, wasevidently f
written with a desire to create a false mis- b
representatio is. the mi,nd of the public.
We did not intend tosav anything on this V
subject wbefore the trial that might in any
manner prejudice the minds of the people, 1l
but as the Sentinel has seen fit to make a -
statenen' grossly misrepresenting the tsets Jo
of the case, we are thereby forcel to give
the following statement of the whole affair or
from its inception, as made by sI unpr- W
jiuliced, witness. m
On the evening of the sixth instant, at
Messrs. Aleide Veazey. L. E. Lalotre, st
Jndte Castille and others went from St. t.
Mr' insville to Breanx'a Bridge for the cl
dohlh purp" ofeolnlectini.some a.monnts.
and t;r tecreation: none of this party were Ct
aware of the f:Ot that a hall was to Iw it
given at lbea ;x'a trilge. unutil silnie time tl
after thir arri it, at which timn." it hieing tt
s-rcrtainel Ithcr crrl not collect these to
f'accounts unlttil the the net day, theIo con- p
elided to stay and aittll.nd the hatll.
As they were abont to Ipr'cteed to the to
hallrontm, Mr. V,-a.aey was inforuned LIv N,
Mr. Neaaville L:ldryv that silhtl I. tl
N, anze and his fri-,nals attend thi.. hall. a f.
large nmlher of the citizens woruol ref', " o
to lse prtsent. hiut upon is.ink ele.i..v 1 ,
tion hv !fr . Vea",.v. Mr. Lau:lry it lanst
acknowled p-il that only o1ne ;."*r+sei i, !,lI
made any re.n.trks of this nature, andl that
person un Mri. ('lh:rles (illui;u. l'mn n
their arrival at the Ia.ll room thev fmntr, al
larg party of :ldies and gientl,'ne,. hbut Mr. ri
Charles Guillwean was not pire w.nt. at least j
he was not seen iiy Mr. Vetzev. Every
thing went on in a most h.armionious and
plea.-ant manner, with the singlpe exception.
that during the niiht. one of Mr. Veazre's
party was warmed by a l)emocraltic fri-end t
to be cautions, as threats hadl wbeen mae 2
dunring the evening to waylay them on a
their road to or from the ball room and n
assassinate the whole party. t
On the morning of the seventh as Mr. t
Veazey and Mr. laloire were sitting in e
the store of Mr. Selrive Domeungeanx, Mr nI
Veazey's att.ution was drawn to the fart 1
that Mr. Charles (;iuilanll was approach- a
ing him with the evident intention of t
speaking to him. Wherenlunu Mr. Veazey t
a eppel from the dnlt to the banquette. r
at, d in a polite and inoffensive mnanner asked u
Mr:. (;uillwau if he ((;nillbeai) had made p
olmjec tions to Veazey's participating in tile a
ball. Mr. Guillean multteredl somnething
that a' mndeie like the word "yi.s," and in [
pronoulicing it instantly drew. a ci,'Mn,
revolver, and polinted it directly at Mrt.
Veaz.-v. who at thi; time Ptodl bult a few
feet distant. Mr. Veazey thereupon drev "
his own weapon and fiale in self-defence,
which under the critical circnnstances was -
the only means of protecting his own
life.
Mr. Veazvy did not at any time manke
threat, by words, look or deed, against Mr.
Guillean: neither dlid he give the slightest -
provocateon nntil Mr. G(uilhean dre.w his
revolver, when he was unfortnnately forcel
to take Mr. Ouililla's life that be might
save his own.
After the shot Mr. Neazev inmedhiately
went into Wr. Domnengeanr's store, and
when there, beard the words. "what are
von doing." spoken in French by Mr.
Laloire, and tnrning arnndsaw a revolver
?n the hands of Ariatide or Boy Ltllate
pointed at him, lint Mr. Lal,,ire sn-e.,-m-i
after a severe otrngzle in wresting it from
LeBlanc and faves; Mr. Neazey's life by a
hair's breadth, as Lai,:ire's thumb was
badly injured h the hlm,,;*r of the re
volver strikling instead of the cap.
These desperalnes snted de.termnined to
have Mr. Veazey's life at all hazards. for
when Mr. Onilhban fell a second revolver
was thrown from his perso out on to the
banqnette.
Our inifomant dcnicas in tote the allede.l'd
fact that Mr Veazey madue nse of the
words "it is Charles Gnillwan. I have dinie
the thing for him," as also the words." b't
uor hnrrv np. if these RB-enx's Br!Jl_ fel
lows catch tile they will tua', mn.," as ~s
fullv proven in regard t, t tt, I tf t.r .e
pression by the fact that these i.gentl nti
retmain*.d in Vlretru.'s riltz,. f r ov, r an11
hotr bu.forr, taklib thet: -i',rt,, i St.
M-1 Biuse iile,
i't tl h ..re~rm ions h..ged l by th.e Sen
i ti,,el to hav been masle by Mr Veursev.
iare .*aaped tly ounrinformaot arc falsehoods
of tile ve.romrt nature, art are evidlently
I mantfuetnresl for the ncasion to grin the
sympathies of a tender-hearted pehlio.
We call noon the pnllie to se|utnpdil
jndgmnentin this matter until they shall
1ave heard the' worn testimony in the case
We only ask a fair trial withon*t preItndice.
The above is. as we hoiie*Sly beleeve. a
plait, stateimanr of the facts, given with
out fiear or favor Iy a fair minhted man
who was one of the f'ew - e witnesses to
this ittnfortunate affair--[.Yer Orliads Ic
publi aa
A RE SELLING OUT AT
- tiri'**p to snit the timea.
FERGUSOON & SC(HNACIL
PrIING . ot A tllmar.-There are things
whieh a man can do with
some shbow of ldinunty and even ele
unee, hut the. pnttinc on, of a rl.inn shirt
Sno one of them. Even- thoie f:wtidiuns
chais who put one on every week never
Ie ,omes no exnert anl familiar with the
prcca, that they can go tlhr-ngh with it
with a v dlegre ofomnfiort or dext-ritv, and
the ews extravagant individuals who
i chsoe only once a month. are really to lm
Senvied. The feat is arccomplishedl in this
way: Yon slay the garment down on the hed,
or aurot • *'blle or washltand. losgm diwn
1 ward.esch rnsttleofthe atifly-atarrhedgar
Sment striking terror to yaour sounll. I'nlling
it open, yon make a stratige draft on vonr
* courage and resolution, sad pinnge into it.
Sthrnsting your arms here and there in a
g frantic and demperate seareh of the
f slereves, finding which you struoggle man.
Sfully in an endeavor to draw the garment
down so that yoa can catch a glimpse of
the outer world once more. By the exer.
els of a proper amount of judgment yon
are finaitly sueeulhi in this, and you fnd
oursePlf gazing out upon surrunding oh.
ets encircled by stilt, rustling linen,
- which prmp. your chin nop in the air and
i, gives ne to a feeling as thongh yon were
braced around about by erowbars, with no
prospect of ever being able to sit down
again. Pltting on a collar and a tie, you
e don your outer garments and sally forth,
I feeling as uncomlfortable and uneasy as
r thongh you had just satdown on a coat-tail
t pocket fuall of eggs
HE RELIABLE BLACK
smith bShop, Corner (th and
Johnson Street is kept by
W. 8. RIDGE.
 .Y8h AND FANCY GOODS
Sin g-realt variety, at
FERGUSON & SCHNACK'S.
QHRISTMAS PRES ENT8
% at 1
FERGUSON & 8CHNACK'S. I
CUB'_
UAVAXA QLIrt--TTlIRKTs PAATROLLXD
DiCCtaB l Al-B ITION--TW RIOT CON
DEWMND--A'1ER OF DISPA'rCRZ.
HAVANA, D-iember 14.-The city is per- i
fcetlv quiet Details fromn the volunteer al
battalionsoatroIllel the streets last night.
There a no later news in regard to the A
Virgito)+ .
VA miu:ber of prominent and wealthy Pi
slae owners met yesterdav to discuss the Pe'
ojestiou of abolition, The meeting ad- e
uorned without definite action.
The Diario strongly condemns the riot
ous demonstration of Friday night, and
wants to know who instigated the move- PI
ment. All those who took part in it really 1
steed the rebellion. The Captain General
should proceed with rigor against the dis- as
turbers of the peace and if necessary de- e'
clare martial law throughout the Ilalnd. a'
The I'o de Cuba reports that several riot- ce
er havre been arrested, and recomnmemids ea
that thow proved guilty be treated with "
the uttiest aeverlity. It attributes the Ji
trodhale to the machinations of the Laboraa- tl
tan, and declares the gov rtnment ahould fu
put a stop to thl ir ,tri'inea.
.ieuteantt Anlick l'ainer. of the Uni- gI
tel State- umarianes, has arrived from Key tt
West in the steatm.r Pinto, anli leaves w
Weda',(day: for Santiago, with dispatches II
fir t he American taval ornmaunders.
O'FIcLtIL* AND CICEW lEFT TO REI.C;:IVE TULiR
KY.r Weer. T.c.ember I3.--The Dispatch ti
has soiled with four officers, from the flag
ship, and an extra crew of thirty-six nmen, r
to receive the Virginias. and will .probably ii
take her to some Northern port. 1he c::r
ri.sa a full compliment of officers for the in
Virginiua. (1
A Tart'. FRIEND.-A gPutlenmn in Ten
ss has hougl:t a large andl valuable plam- b
tation, and divided it into lots containing t
:0 acre- anti upwaisll. Tiese lots be is
selling on reasonable terms to the working h
men of that vicinity, who wait to make
themselves homen. Some colored men d
there have, by industry and economy. v- r
ed money enough to make a commence
meet on their own land when they can
,ey in small lots. The gentleman who h
adopted this plan will not oily benefit
those whom he thus helps tosecure homes,
bht will at the same tine increase the
wealth and prosperity of the community.
Sucb a man is a true friend of the colored n
peCalje and will do them more good than a
so*w roiy loliticia~is who appeal to
'" oulr race" to vote them into fat euces.
[ Moares Itelligeaeer.
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er than ever, by I
W. S. RIDGE.
AItH SELLING OITT AT
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FERGUSON & SClUNACK.
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BY T. ELSO E A IPI.
CONG"RESS.
WasnMroTox, Deember 15.-The Sen
ate Committee on Privileges and Ele- I
tione-Sumner absent-report themselves
equally decided upon the merits of the
case as between McMillen and Pinchback.
The committee is divided thus. Mortmn,
Logan, Anthony and Mitchell for seating a
Pinchbeck oa pr ma facie; opposed, Car
penter, Alcorn. Hamilton and taulmhnry.
There was little done in the Louisiana
case. .f
Mr. Morton, from the Committee on a
Privileges and Elections, submitted a re
port that the committeehad considered the
contested election case of P. B. 8. Pinch- '
l back aml General MeMillen, claiming seats
as Senators from Louisiana, and were
- evenly divided as to which one should be
adnmitted. He, therefore, asked that the I
committee be discharged from a f'rther a
coraidle at;on of the snltject, and that tho
h whole niktter be referred to the Senrate.
e 3r. orton iutroduced a resolution that
the elcienmtials of P. B. 8. Pinchback are
r formal, and he is entitled to a sear in the t
Senat., he having prima facie case, and t
gave notice that to-muoro ,w morning, after
Sthe expiration of thie morn!ing hou,,nr, be
t would ask the Senate to proceed to a core
Sideration of the resolution.
Mr. Snitlsbu, vy, of Dellaware, hop id so
Searly a dlay woIul not i: fixz for the -mcon
sideration of the res.lution. lie thonght t
tie Senate lhoumi have time to examine a
b the faets of the caie.
C- M. Ferry. onf Cn,,necticut, asked if tihe
1, re.mrta and tatinmonuy in regard ti Lonis
Siana taken by the mmnuuittee last seSior, I
r- were before the Senate. The chair replied I
e in the negative. F.rry asked that thimse
documents Ib taken from the fllea and laid
hefre tihe Senate.
Mr. Conkling. of New YoTerk, inujnired if
the Commlittee onl Privileges and Electios m
had reported the eviuenb e taken in regard
R to Pinehback..
Mr. Moaton replied that the committee
a had taken no evidence. He introduced the
e remolution as a question of right., the cre
n dentials of Pinchwck Iliung regular. The.
report awl testimony taken by the com
mmittee at the last session ould be referred
1 to by the Senator from oCeneetient. but
he must .,lject to their being made a basis
for action in this case.
' Mr. Edlmunds. of Vermont, inquired if
e there was any state of faets IWhind of the
credentials to show that Pinehbback had
not been duly elected in ease the Senate
a should admit him on his credenltials on be
o inug prima facie.
Mr. Moatrk repiedl that the other side
would contend that Mr. Pinchack beel not
been duly ehcted, and that the Legislature
electing him was not the legitimate Legis
lature of the State.
Mr. Boreman, of West Virginia, thought
all the docnumentis before the Committee on
T Privilege and Elections should be printed
and laid before the Senate before discuss
ion he commenced.
L. Mr. Conkling, of New York, thought the
motion ofthe Senator from Connecticut
(Mr. Ferry) to make the report and testi
mony in the Louisiana case last session as
the basis for action now, by taking them
from the files, should not pass. Mr.
Pinehback was not a party to that investi
gation
Mr. Ferry did not see why there should
hbe an oljetion to bringlug in that report
and test mony. Every citizen of the Uni
ted States was a party to that proceeding
and every citizen is a party to th's. The
resolution now before the Senate was in
trodnced by a memher of the Conmmittee
on Privileges and Elections. and was not a
report fromn that cnommittee. He was sor
prised that Senators ohljectu to bringing
in evidence which has been taken by a
coiinittee of the Senate in order to enable
henaters to arrive at a conclusion. If the
Stlnatt weee into the inquiry asm to the pri.
imn t ,reo , Cct' tof ? r. Piechti ' k. it .lms.t al
so imnquire rue to the gaim,.rnmatrial cap:city I
ol Mr. Kellogg and the power of the Leg
islatunr electing Mr. Plnchbaek.
The. morning hour having expired, Mr. I
Shelmman olJeetmed to further debate, and
called iup the resolntion reported by Ihiml
rtru the Fillnauce (onmmlttee on WednesI
day in regard to the nreemut monetary de
raingement.
After the Louisiana contest the subject
of tinanees was resumed.
The House baill for the redemption of the
loans of lteid pºawed, with several unim
portant ar'endu metts.
Mr. West introduced a hill regarding the
Fort St. Philip, ship canal. as re.onmumend
sit by the New Orleans Chamber of Com
moroe.
TOYS! TOYS!! TOYS!!!
-AT
YEWi:I, SON & SCINACK'8.
I-:-v'iEnY oiv OPIsIon IN Riuraos 1to
-nu:. !~cC-I'AY BILL.-Washlrgtmn, D)'.
'il.-The .,',19t is not o ardenmt as the
House Cfor the repeal of the Salar.v Inreasmn
hill. Whatever may be thought asomir the
back-lpay feature of the law, it is very
d,,mnhthtll if a dozen Senatotr could he
found to vote to refund their
inrea·sed paV receive.d under the law
if they should vote in accodllnc with their
real viewi on the que-tion. But the pope.
lar demand for sne tuonememt for the
original aoin ofback-ay is filt in the Senate,
and so far as ca. be gathered from privately
expresedw opinions, the Senaeo will agree to
sonmer bill as soon as the actiou of the House
shall have been concluded.
UXIVIERtAL AaNigrY.
The Hoare to day by. a vote of 141 yeas
to n9 nays, passed a resolution declaring
niiversal amnesty without exception or
endition, and repelwaling iron-clad tee
oath. Si tar as the Houe is toneermned
there is nothing which womld prevent Mr.
Jefferson Davis fremu taking a seat in that
lody. This measure was parneed with few
diseenting votes, naanimonus coasnt to its
consideration having been given, although
under the rules it was not propelyin order.
The vote was takens standing. Among the
the Reptblieanse who voted no were
Mears. otert ofNew-Yo.rk. OGerge F.
Hoar, H. it. Bandy, Merrism of New-York,
IHooper, Hawley of Connetieat, Moure,
and Tyner. The aeves colored memberso
voted agahts the mesue. The ame
Somrtesy was not extended to eivil rbights
that was shown to amesty. It was 14k
for colored mabmnrs to insist that tiW
ease of civil rights hou'd have at least
as sped) a hearing as was graCted th
mesnre for the repeal of the tat th oad
the erteeso of amnesty. The Civil
Rights bill went-where it has been tbhs
times before-to the Commit tee an the J
dicary, which, come of its M~ed predlat
will prove ite Igrave.--[{N. . lmas.
P LANTER8 IF YOU WAN'I
to get your plows repairet
cheap, call on W. 8. RIDGE
in grest varrity st,
FkRGUO8ON & 8CHNACK'8.
S r-oY8 AND FANCR GOODE
.I_ in grieat variety. at
FEGUSOIN a taiCiuACK'
LG VYRTISEMENT.
to the Publie.
bnaarmO-rr, LA., Dec. 15. '73.
Edeor Dmierst :
ts--Learning that some parties in your
ity have seen it to misrepresent me sad
ny position, I beg a few lines in your col.
amus by way of explanation.
I am charged with making inflammatory
peeches. I welcome the charge, from the
fact that I believe the present condition of
affairs need more, were it possible, ths
inflammatory speeoches. But, sir, I a
surprised at men of good sound sense find
ing fault. If exposing ignorance be a
king inflammatory speeches, then I as
Knilty and must continue so. If exposing
any such farce as your present Public
School Board, with ignorance at its head,
be a erime, then I am guilty. If telling
the colored people that they must respect
themselves before they can possibly expect
to be respected, be a sin, I must be held
aecountable. If showing up error in an
rpen-handed manner, let it occnr where it
rasy, be a thing at hase as to call forth the
bitter remarks of which I ant informed,
then, sir, I must meet the men who offer
sach remarks, in a manner meritorious of
the occasion.
Permsit me to define my position clearly.
I ant a preacher of the Gospel, and no pal.
itician. I would not suffer my name to be
nas-d any. sunh way as in the Louisiana
politics of to-day. I am an honest ~epub
lican, if gentlemen can understand the
term. Not one. however, who will sup
port any person or persons whose cry is
SRule o,r itni'."-I am a Northern mae,
ready ladi t illing to defend honest north.
ern prlhrilhl s and honest northern m~1m.
Bnt I am eqelrlly as reetdy to crush oaut si
and corruption wherver I may find ttem.
When I differ politically with a pernmn. I
do it honestly, anal at all times will 1 be
found ready to meet men differing with me,
on thb bradest of christian prinildes. ,,
Sir, I export to return to your city befnes
long, and I trust that gentlemen whe
have pronouneed judgment will give me ¢
hearing, then judge from a positive knowl.
edge and not from herem:y.
If with the above facts gentlemen g e
not satisfied, then all I can Pay Is. I
and will find time place and opportunitT
to emmaneu e a prejndired Opinion.
Until I meet the puhlic again, heleI
me, sir, to be the friend of Right and Jue-n.:
tice; the advocate of Edncation and lltis '
dustry : the supporter of Honeatty, and tnse4, ?
defender of a common christianity.
F. G. CUMMIN.GS. ' .,.
The Cleanrlg House mnd the .
)anks.
The Rrpublican statud eo Satarday
morning lt- .
All the banks in the city are in line an -
fully caanpetest to resume payment, e"
cpt o" e, which. it is stated, is indebted ter.::
the Clearing House some 1904,000. with' 1
nothing to meet it with, and that the
Clearing HRose has decided to " carry " the-''
bank througih to prevent its absolute
hlankruptcy. A committee of the Clearing a
-Honse has been appointed to report oa
IMonday on the propriety of re snming, ane
it is thought by those beet informed that
resumption will not be dula3yel Ieyoud
next week.
On Sn::aýy morning Messes. Sebleider,
Jonas ,.1l Irwin, trusteea of the Clearint
house, publishedl a evt in referesce t
this article, in which they state that
Every Clearinga HNouse eertitlcte iieoneeL
to any debtor bank is filly seemtrad by sa-,
doultel collaterals, vala:,l at thirty-thua
and one-third per ce, t in exees of use
certifiates, and that said article is eatr
untrue.
The RepoldTean is pleasel that the ta_
sponsible gentlemen of the Clearing 11
have been induced to come to the
Now if they will go farther, and pab1bh
statement of thercodition of all the
in the Clearing House Aemocition as they
stood at the hour of clearing on
morning, they will be doin what the
lie ask, rad have a right to
Either these banke are in angeur of
uling into bankruptcy upon reasn
or else they are hoaring up the
money for improper purpoes. -
is it t
New York is a.!licted with a
" Star Chambe' very mauch as we r
th Herald of the eleventh makes this
mand upolmn it :
The lanks are said to be still
in their gain of legal teders. It
eminently satisfactory to the puab
daily statement of the oonditles o
inLstatutions were made known, sad
as there oas cooplete reem
icomlitionm of affairs wlirh will aibbL
feture "Committee of Nine " t
that the Clearing House Am si
carrying as dead weight o .ne.r.
talneiary institutions of the city-r
the pe ie will be adopted and
The bnrt~sta mee of the con
like to know the status of their
representatives.
We bold that the puMblio have
know threse things, sad a ne wpapWWe_
true to its reaeders that negiests to
the facts when it l ia its peW I.
thems. We know the geotless
Clearin BInse do not take skL
othorwme they would not have
thei conditSi of the New Orlein
isoci ation so manny days
fmtlhre, after they had eshanugi
available collateral.
'The tnuteas of the Cler Ilin·g
nounce artiele of Uiisy "n
this, tie willt tell, ad ta J
Sthe judge. We gaves s t
the banks did st resume thbt CY
was week and waslade bted teths
Houes i the sum of p ,80. " _i_
ing to meet it with." Pihespe e
not the words that sbhald have
to eeuve~d mave i beeIO .
Swell aadas td what that
Slate of-at we assert htm tt the
articl was written prI
Swere raorret; nd this we m
thre -e moftha el i
g etInlfaen;'f ia wi wte
a lips the statement eme. We
thrmers that at the hour of
el, even o'eek, yesterday
amont had been deersd .4
leaving the amoat dof the
edaes to the Clearing Beams
e assert, fuorthermore, tat,
the three honk s whh t..e
at the head o. are showr
ibfefuhlal s le of ressuahing -S
have b s br early s
e po ade bltely the aom5
theaseelves tis we bhave maude
that they were sa iting for other
get is line withthesm; sa meats
I other ba oeould not resaime, t -
°jnt. nn"